3. A normal friend passes out from heat exhaustion when the temperature hits 95 degrees.
An Arizona friend only starts to complain about “being a little warm” when it reaches about 118.
4. A normal friend grounds their teenage kid by taking their phone for a week.
An Arizona friend takes away their Ford F150.
5. A normal friend might enjoy a dab of Pace picante sauce on their hard-shell taco.
An Arizona friend dumps a gallon of hot, authentic salsa on their carne seca chimichanga.
6. A normal friend wears flip-flops at the beach.
An Arizona friend wears flip flops to church, weddings, quinceañeras, and camping. And everywhere else.
7. A normal friend wants to go clubbing, so she buys a hot, tight, black dress.
An Arizona friend wants to go two-stepping so she buys a new tight pair of stonewashed Wranglers.
8. A normal friend orders a blended melon margarita with half salt, two limes, and an orange.
An Arizona friend orders a shot of mescal, no training wheels.
9. A normal friend sees an innocent little garter snake and runs away screaming.
An Arizona friend sees a five-foot, venomous diamondback rattler and gets the snake bucket and a stick. 